1. Sitting On A Train And Thinking Its Moving... Even When You Know It Isnt...
This one is a doozy and demonstrates that, regardless of your book smarts, life experiences and general knowledge; as a species humans are definitely still a bunch of idiots... Basically, it goes something like this; youre sitting on the train, waiting to go somewhere. Youve got your bag in the overhead compartment and your phone in your pocket. You check the time and you see that the train wont be leaving yet for another couple of minutes. Wistfully, you gaze out of the window - when suddenly the train begins to move. Despite the fact that you cant feel the train moving beneath your feet and you know youre not supposed to be leaving now, you still tell yourself that the train must be moving. You can see it moving out the window, so it must be going somewhere, right? WRONG! ...Of course, experienced train riders know that the effect is an optical illusion caused by the movement of the train next to them, but they still feel, just for a second, that their train is moving. No matter how many times you take the train, this effect will confuse and disorientate you, every single time. Frankly, its a miracle humankind ever got this far as a species. Good luck out there, everyone, by the looks of it, you're going to need it.